This blog serves three purposes. It gives me an avenue to share my walk with God, provides opportunities to keep up with friends who live far, far away and it lets me post pictures of my three beautiful children and one beautiful wife. Scroll all the way down to see a photo of our family taken in August of 06

12.01.2010

News, Notes and Prayers

MEXICO MISSIONARYRETREATWe were blessed to be part of an annualMexico missionary retreat in earlyNovember. When we got there, much to oursurprise, we were counted among the veteranmissionaries of the group. There has been a lot of movement among missionary families in Mexico this year. We know at least six that have moved to the states and met some of the newest additions to our extended family at this year’s retreat. We felt incredibly renewed by God’s work in those few days.

GOODBYE TO ZACHThis week we said good-bye to one of our AIMguys. Zach Montandon moved back to Texasand we will really miss him. He has been likean uncle to our kids and a great servant to Godin the work here. We are really proud of himand expect to see God-things in his future. His teammate, Greg Bell, decided to stay on for a few more months. That is fun and exciting for us, as we also have a great friend and co worker in Greg. Both have pretty big transitions ahead.

DON BLACHLYKim’s dad is being treated with chemotherapyfor lymphoma. His cancer is improving, buthe had to spend Thanksgiving in the hospitalwith possible pneumonia and a blood clot inhis lung. Kim got to go home for a veryquick visit a couple weeks ago and passed along all your prayers and love to her parents. We’ve appreciated your notes, reminding us of your prayers for Don, and for us. (Apologies to Don for posting a picture of him in Cardinal Red, taken before we went to a ball game last year. He's a huge Giant's fan... which made for a nice World Series for him.)

Our kids are really speaking Spanish well again! This is a great praise, as they had lost a lot of their ability over the time in the states. Even Clark will pipe up in group conversations in Spanish and he can enjoy being with large groups of people speaking Spanish all day (which has not always been high on his list.) They still miss special friends and family a lot and Quincy has not found a really good friend within his new group at school. Academically, though, he is doing great. Karsyn has had another marriage proposal from her best friend, Axel. Don’t think that doesn’t truly scare us, since she is 6 going on 16.